>>OK, not the best choice of words. Was trying to say that a retired police captain would normally be someone who would take great care and responsibility on when to use a concealed weapon. Clearly this wasn't a time to even pull out a gun.
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>Shows that if not even a retired police captain cannot take great care and responsibility on when to use a concealed weapon those US gun laws are far too liberal..

Jean, like I said at the beginning, this case has me re-evaluating the entire topic. I think it's far more complicated than groups like the NRA make it, and certainly more complicated than a covering statement like "US gun laws are far too liberal". There are many stories of Americans whose lives are saved because of carry conceal laws. And unfortunately, lives lost as well. One of the problems in our country is that laws on the books are not enforced. Certainly not the only one, but a fact often overlooked.